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The Student News Site of Brookdale Community College

The Current

The Student News Site of Brookdale Community College

The Current

Worried About the Next Devastating Hurricane? Change Your Eating Habits

Isabel Shaw, Staff Writer April 26, 2021

Climate change – by now we are all familiar with the term. We have witnessed fierce storms, rising seas and devastating wildfires. Scientists tell us that unless we act now to curb the amount...

NJ Communities in Coalition: Stop AAPI Hate Event

NJ Communities in Coalition: Stop AAPI Hate Event

Heather O’Donnell, Features Editor April 19, 2021

The WILL (Women in Learning and Leadership) Academic Program and WILL Student Organization will host a Zoom webinar called “NJ Communities in Coalition: Stop AAPI (Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders)...

Tampa Bay Crisis Is Call to Becoming More Environmentally Conscience

Tampa Bay Crisis Is Call to Becoming More Environmentally Conscience

Heather O’Donnell, Staff Writer April 12, 2021

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis declared a state of emergency on Saturday, April 3 after the Florida Department of Environmental Protection detected a leak at the Piney Point facility, a phosphate plant...

Take Steps to Save Coral; It Affects You More than You Know

Take Steps to Save Coral; It Affects You More than You Know

Shea Roberts, Staff Writer April 6, 2021

Coral bleaching is a process currently occurring in every ocean around the world, and it’s more dangerous than most people realize. Coral bleaching occurs when coral polyps become stressed, most commonly...

You Can Make a Difference in the Refugee Crisis

Jessica Pelter, Staff Writer April 5, 2021

By Jessica Pelter Though it seems as if most of the world has forgotten amid a global pandemic, March 15 marks 10 years since the start of the world’s largest refugee crisis in Syria after peaceful...

Stop Hate Against Asian Americans

Stop Hate Against Asian Americans

Heather O’Donnell, Features Editor March 29, 2021

On the afternoon of March 19, an elderly Asian American woman, Xiao Zhen Xie, was robbed and knocked to the ground during an attack that was caught on camera in Daly City, California. The video of...

At-Risk Population Wants to Live Without Choosing ‘Between Sanity and Morality’

Jessica Pelter, Staff Writer March 1, 2021

An Op-Ed Nearly all the world’s population has been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic in some way. The significance of the impact on a given person varies depending on their lifestyle or preferences....

Confused? How and Why the Capitol Riot Occurred

Dominic Sama, Staff Writer February 2, 2021

Jan. 6 was slated to be the day that members of the newly sworn in 117th Congress certified the result of the electoral college where President Joe Biden defeated former President Donald Trump...

New Wave of COVID-19 Cases Prompt Governors to Take Stronger Measure

New Wave of COVID-19 Cases Prompt Governors to Take Stronger Measure

Dominic Sama, Staff Writer November 26, 2020

All over the country, coronavirus cases are rising in large numbers after venue capacity restrictions and quarantine rules started getting lifted amid a steady decline of the number of cases over the...

Get Creative to Celebrate Holidays Safely

Get Creative to Celebrate Holidays Safely

Heather O’Donnell, Features Editor November 23, 2020

With the coronavirus disease surging in many parts of the country, families will have to change the way they celebrate the holidays this year to keep themselves and their communities safe. Although...

Editorial: Time to Move On and Move Forward

Editorial: Time to Move On and Move Forward

Dominic Sama, Staff Writer November 10, 2020

After four long days of waiting to find out who would be called the President of the United States for the next four years, on the morning of Saturday Nov. 7, America found out that former Vice President...

Make Your Voice Heard: VOTE

Make Your Voice Heard: VOTE

Dominic Sama, Staff Writer October 19, 2020

As a first-time voter and someone who has been interested in politics and the way government works since the age of 14, I know how absolutely significant it is for everyone to go out and vote....

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